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The Bait
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by William J. Bowman

Cast: Betty Hart [Margot], William Clifford [Bruce Powell], Oliver C. Allen [Ed Mitchell], Frederick Montague [Tom Sloan], Edward Alexander [‘Old Bill’ Prewitt], Marvel Spencer [Greta], [?] Margaret Gibson?

David Horsley Productions production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation [Mutual Masterpictures De Luxe Edition]. / Produced by David Horsley. Art direction by Floyd Mueller. Assistant director, Maurice Cytron. Presented by David Horsley. / Released 22 January 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Northwoods.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 6 February 2010.

References: Website-AFI.